Police Issue Reminder On NYE Road, Subway Stop Closures

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Thousands of revelers gather in New York's Times Square to celebrate the ball drop at the annual New Years Eve celebration on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Thousands of revelers gather in Times Square to celebrate the ball drop (credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Whether you’re trying to get to Times Square to see the ball drop or you’re just trying to make your way elsewhere, officials have a reminder that some roads and subway stations have been closed.

The NYPD says the following streets will not reopen until after the ball drops. They closed Monday afternoon:

And depending on crowds:
• All crosstown streets between 37th and 41st streets, between Sixth and Eighth avenues;
• All crosstown streets between 49th to 59th streets, between Sixth and Eighth avenues;
• 48th Street, between Fifth and Ninth avenues.

Parking is also banned until 1 a.m. on the following streets:
• All crosstown streets from 33rd to 59th Street, between Sixth and Eighth avenues;
• The west side of Fifth Avenue, between 37th and 52nd streets;
• The west side of Sixth Avenue, between 34th to 59th streets;
• The east side of Sixth Avenue, between 37th and 52nd streets;
• The east side of Eighth Avenue, between 34th and 57th streets;
• 48th Street, between Fifth and Ninth avenues;
• 43rd Street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues;
• 42nd Street, between Fifth and Ninth avenues;
• 37th Street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues;
• 34th Street, between Fifth and Ninth avenues;
• 48th Street, between Fifth and Ninth avenues;
• 52nd Street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues;
• 58th Street, between Sixth and Eighth avenues;
• 59th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Columbus Circle.

Within the subway system, the N, R and W lines will skip the 49th Street stop in both directions, and the northbound 1 train will skip the 50th Street stop, until 12:15 a.m.